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It's always fun when they let Daivari speak in English. I thought his "yeah that's about right" line in regard to Teddy Long not understanding the foreign language but guessing what he was saying was good. That was one of the better SD!s in a while and I'm not terribly offended by men in masks beating someone on a fictional wrestling show up but maybe I'm a jerk. Example... this morning at work, a wrestling fan co-worker asked me if I "heard about London". I immediatley assumed he was telling me Paul London was released but felt better when he said it was bombings in England. Then I felt bad for that.

This is rather odd... from WWE.com: Matt Morgan talks to WWE.com about his release July 7, 2005 By David Agostino It was less than two months ago that Matt Morgan was at Judgment Day, helping Carlito defeat Big Show. Morgan was one of the more athletic and imposing Superstars on the SmackDown! roster. And at 6-foot-10 and just 28-years-old, Morgan figured to have a bright future with WWE. And while he still might, that future became slightly more clouded when Morgan was one many Superstars let go by the company earlier this week. In fact, after Morgan saw the first list of cuts on Tuesday, he took a deep breath, only to get the bad news one day later. “I saw the first list of guys let go and my heart just went out to them,” Morgan said in an exclusive WWE.com interview. “Still, you’re happy it’s not you. Then the second day you get the call.” Morgan had become a semi-regular on SmackDown!, even appearing on the July 7 show. Considering how much he was on TV of late, Morgan was stunned by his release. “It was kind of shocked,” Morgan said. “I thought I was doing everything they asked of me. I’m still so new to the sport and I have such an upside. I’m still going to get to where I have to go, I’m just going to have to take a different avenue.” Currently, Morgan, who was part of Tough Enough 2, said he’s looking over a pair of offers he’s received for small movie roles. But, above everything else, he’s committed to returning to wrestling. “Wrestling is still my top priority,” Morgan said. “I will look at my options, whether that means wrestling in Japan, Germany, anywhere overseas. Sometimes you have to take a step back to go forward. I want to get the opportunity to come back and show everyone the real Matt Morgan. The guy who’s the most athletic and promising big man in the sport.” Still, Morgan had a blast over the last couple months, and he’s still confident a return will be in the works one day. “It was awesome, I had the time of my life,” Morgan said. “I want to thank all of the McMahons, Jim Ross, John Laurinaitis and Fit Finlay for giving me the opportunity. I will see them again. I learned about having fun and not being wound so tight. It didn’t work out this time, but I’m willing to accept it and grow from it. I’m just 28, I’m only going to get better.”

Correct me if I'm mistaken but isn't Regal super good friends (and locker room heel snitch) with HHH? That seems like some job security.

More info on Jannetty Maybe he can come back in 2007. I feel bad for the guy.

My pals and I only had the chance to play Rage in the Cage once when we rented it and the Sega CD from a video store and boy was it fun. The thing I remember about the Rumble game (and even the Rumble mode in Raw) was me and afriend seeing how fast we could clear out the computer and get back to me vs him. Irish whip, backdrop/hiptoss, repeat. Good times.

THe night they panned over to Heyman as Lawler's commentary replacement. I think it may have been mentioned online prior to the show but I didn't see it and it shocked the hell out of me.

As the Summer heats up, so does Match Jukebox in July! This month's selections are jam packed with several classics to satisfy even the most old-school of fans. But there's also a bevy of bloodfests that will bring a smile to every hardcore fans' face. In a Match Jukebox first, see one of the greatest WWE Champions of all time, Bruno Sammartino, in action against his arch nemesis, Ivan Koloff. Relive the classic rivalry between Hulk Hogan and the Nature Boy Ric Flair. See the Eighth Wonder of the World Andre the Giant in action against Ultimate Warrior. And if those matches aren't enough to satisfy the extreme fan, then you won't want to miss Terry Funk vs. Sabu in their infamous Barbed Wire Match from Born To Be Wired! Any way you slice it, this is an action-packed month on Match Jukebox! ECW - Bill Alfonso vs. Beulah September 20, 1997 | Approx. run time: 7 mins. Neither Bill Alfonso nor Beulah were full-time wrestlers in ECW, in fact, during this time they were just managers. But when the two got in the ring together, extreme chaos would ensue. Beulah may have been one of the hottest Divas in ECW history, but she was also one of the most extreme and she shows it in this brutal and bloody match against Bill Alfonso! ECW - Terry Funk vs. Sabu August 9, 1997 | Approx. run time: 25 mins. If any two competitors personify the extreme in Extreme Championship Wrestling, it would be Sabu and Terry Funk. These two have had some classic battles over the years, but perhaps none have been as extreme as their classic Barbed Wire Match at Born to be Wired. With the regular ring ropes replaced with barbed wire, you can't even begin to imagine the brutality that takes place. You'll have to see this match to believe it! AWA Superclash - Jerry Lawler vs. Kerry Von Erich December 13, 1988 | Approx. run time: 26 mins. If blood makes you squeamish, this match is not for you. In fact, this match could go down in history as one of the bloodiest matches of all time. Kerry Von Erich was the World Class Championship Wrestling Champion and Jerry Lawler was the AWA Champion. This match was to unify the belts. With so much on the line, it's no surprise that it turned into such a gruesome bloodbath. You'll have to order this match to see who emerged as the undisputed champion. WCW Nitro - Louie Spicolli vs. Juventud January 26, 1998 | Approx. run time: 13 mins. The late Louie Spicolli was best known for being an nWo lackey and trying to appease Scott Hall. This was Spicolli's debut match. Hall wanted to see what Spicolli had to offer and to see if he was nWo material, so he put him to the test against Juventud. Could Spicolli pick up a win over the current member of the Mexicools and earn his way into the nWo? WCW Halloween Havoc - Ric Flair vs. Hulk Hogan October 23, 1994 | Approx. run time: 29 mins. Hulk Hogan beat Ric Flair for the WCW Championship at Bash at the Beach a couple of months earlier. This time not only was the WCW Championship on the line, but both Superstars' careers were on the line as well. To add even more intrigue to this classic, it took place in the not-so-friendly confines of a steel cage and Mr. T was the special guest referee. Could Hogan make it two in a row against the Nature Boy, or would the Dirtiest Player in the Game send the Hulkster into early retirement? WWE SummerSlam - Power & Glory vs. The Rockers August 27, 1990 | Approx. run time: 8 mins. The Rockers were one of the most exciting tag teams in WWE history, but Shawn Michaels came into this match at SummerSlam with a knee injury. Power and Glory knew this and Hercules attacked HBK's bum knee with his trademark steel chain. With Marty Jannetty having to deal with Hercules and Paul Roma on his own, could he pick up a win for The Rockers? WWE New Year's Revolution - Elimination Chamber January 9, 2005 | Approx. run time: 51 mins. This was the third time ever that there was an Elimination Chamber Match, but it was the first time that no one entered the match as a champion. With the World Heavyweight Championship vacated, it was every man for themselves, trying to become the top dog on RAW. Shawn Michaels was the special guest referee, so there was no telling what could happen. Edge, Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, Randy Orton, Triple H and Batista laid it all on the line for one shot at glory. Who would achieve that goal? Order this instant classic and find out! WWE - Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff vs. British Bulldogs November 26, 1986 | Approx. run time: 17 mins. WWE Hall of Famers The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff won the World Tag Team Championship at the first WrestleMania. The British Bulldogs walked away from WrestleMania 2 as World Tag Team Champs. The Bulldogs put the gold on the line against the dangerous, veteran tag team. Could Davey Boy and Dynamite hold on to the belts, or would the future Hall of Famers regain the Championship? WWE - Bruno Sammartino vs. Ivan Koloff February 15, 1975 | Approx. run time: 12 mins. Ivan Koloff was one of the most hated men in WWE. After all, he was the man that ended Bruno Sammartino's nearly 8 year WWE Championship reign in 1971. Sammartino regained the championship in 1973, and Koloff was hoping history would repeat itself. There was a catch though - this time the match took place inside of a steel cage. Would Sammartino be able to escape with the gold or would the Russian Bear defeat him once again? WWE - The Snake Pit March 21, 1987 | Approx. run time: 5 mins. Jake "The Snake" Roberts was one of WWE's all-time greats inside the ring. But he also hosted one of the most entertaining interview segments of all-time as well - The Snake Pit. This edition of The Snake Pit was one of the most memorable. Jake's guest was none other than WWE Champion Hulk Hogan and it took place just one week before his title defense against Andre the Giant at WrestleMania III. You won't want to miss this emotionally-charged interview! WWE - Ultimate Warrior vs. Andre the Giant September 30, 1989 | Approx. run time: 13 mins. Ultimate Warrior was one of the most dominating Superstars in WWE history. The Warrior was in the middle of his second reign as Intercontinental Champion and he seemed unstoppable. But he hadn't been face to face with a giant yet - Andre the Giant to be exact. Would the Ultimate Warrior be able to draw enough strength from his little Warriors to overcome the Eighth Wonder of the World? Watch this match to find out! WWE - Roddy Piper vs. Paul Orndorff July 13, 1985 | Approx. run time: 14 mins. Just a few months earlier, WWE Hall of Famers "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff were tag team partners. But after WrestleMania everything fell apart. Orndorff was pinned in the duo's match against Hulk Hogan & Mr. T, and Piper blamed the loss on Mr. Wonderful. The tension between these two was so thick you could cut it with a knife, but which future WWE Hall of Famer would come out on top? WWE - Hulk Hogan vs. Ted DiBiase December 17, 1979 | Approx. run time: 14 mins. Hulk Hogan and "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase were bitter rivals in the late 1980s but that wasn't the first time their paths crossed. In fact, the first time they met in the ring Hogan was a rule-breaker and DiBiase was a fan-favorite. With the roles reversed, would DiBiase be able to overcome the mighty Hogan? WCW Collision in Korea - Ric Flair vs. Antonio Inoki August 5, 1995 | Approx. run time: 20 mins. Antonio Inoki is arguably the most famous wrestler in the history of Japanese wrestling. Inoki has had legendary battles with the likes of Bob Backlund, Hulk Hogan and even Muhammad Ali in addition to dominating the world of wrestling in Japan. This match against Ric Flair at Collision in Korea ranks right up there with his best matches. You won't want to miss this historic battle! WWE Ground Zero - Brian Pillman vs. Goldust September 7, 1997 | Approx. run time: 15 mins. This was Brian Pillman's last match on pay-per-view before his untimely death, and it was certainly a memorable one. Pillman squared off against Goldust in this one, but there was more than just pride at stake. Goldberg's manager and wife, Marlena, was on the line. If Pillman won the match, he would receive the services of Marlena for 30 days. Ironically, Marlena would play a large part in the ending, but who would her involvement end up helping? WWE SummerSlam - Demolition vs. Hart Foundation August 29, 1988 | Approx. run time: 11 mins. This was the first SummerSlam ever, so it's only fitting that it included a tag team classic. This match occurred on the heels of The Hart Foundation firing their manager, Jimmy Hart, but Hart found a loophole in his contract that allowed him to show up for the match anyways. Jimmy Hart and his trademark megaphone ended up getting involved, but would it lead to a win for Demolition or the Hart Foundation? WWE RAW - Ric Flair vs. Mr. Perfect January 25, 1993 | Approx. run time: 21 mins. Ric Flair and Mr. Perfect are two of the best technical wrestlers of all-time, so it's no surprise this RAW match became an instant classic. This was also a Loser Leaves Town Match, so the stakes were at an all-time high. Would Mr. Perfect perfectly end Flair's career or would the Dirtiest Player in the Game find a way to come out on top? WWE - The Barber Shop January 11, 1992 | Approx. run time: 7 mins. Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake was a former World Tag Team Champion and went on to have a very impressive singles career as well. But he's also well-known for his popular interview segments called The Barber Shop. The Rockers are the guests on this edition of The Barber Shop, and it has gone down as one of the most famous editions ever. Trouble had been brewing between long-time partners Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty, but no one saw this outcome coming! You won't want to miss this legendary moment! WWE SummerSlam - Demolition vs. Hart Foundation August 27, 1990 | Approx. run time: 18 mins. This was the second time Demolition faced the Hart Foundation at SummerSlam, but this time it was a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match. The Hart Foundation may have had better conditioning, but Demolition had greater power. It was a match too close to call. The Legion of Doom made a shocking appearance during the match, but would it lead to the Hart Foundation becoming new World Tag Team Champions? Watch this match to find out!

He did cut a promo that caused a guy to yell "Get to the point" so I guess that's sorta heelish. He also superkicked Booker T "right in the grill" (accoridng to T) then made fun of JR and Booker on commentary (during Booker T's kick based offense, Michaels went into JR mode, "Good God Booker get your own stuff! That's gimmick infringement!" or something along those lines).

That show was poor but I'll let it pass because it was a holiday and good lord I did not see that heel turn coming. I also enjoyed the opening segment. Things that bothered me were Dupree not dancing and, although JR did say this was Dupree's Raw debut since being traded from SmackDown!, they were implying he had never been on Raw before. They also didn't clarify the Edge situation that had been aluded to prior to the draft beginning - if he and Batista were seperated, his contract was void. Since he still carried the briefcase I guess it's safe to assume that has been forgotten and he is eligable for a shot against Cena / WWE champ now. So.. HBK/Angle/Flair/HHH eh? Would it be Evolution II or Horsemen 2005? (2005 being the version number, not the year). It was also slightly odd to see them starting a Cena/Jericho angle when you consider one was already in place.

He superkicked Hogan. BOO THIS MAN.

Love the picture.

They finally put "Steal taunt" back. These ideas all sound great but by now I'm leary of "ideas". There's a good chance they won't come to fruition or, once applied, will not work out as hoped. They even said in the interview the meter from last year didn't work out as they hoped. Edit: Having read a bit further, I must say I'm really hopeful that Stamina idea pays off. I also enjoyed this answer: "I would personally love to do that [alternate outfits], but it's just so much work for us to do that it's difficult... especially with a roster of more than 60 different superstars. Doing an alternate outfit for each guy would take a long, long time. That said, we are going to have alternate outfits for some characters but not all of them. Don't expect them on the lower-tier guys that wrestle in essentially the same costume all the time, though. And the reason, before you hammer us on it [laughs], is because we think that fans would probably be disappointed that we spent time on that rather than give them more and better unlockables for going through season mode"

Can't say I've ever left a house show dissapointed... I'm a mark for being at things live. House shows that I might consider bad today happened when I was a kid and a big mark. The group of us that left the "In High Gear" show at the Palace of Auburn Hills in February 95 determined that while the best match was Bret vs Owen, clearly the 2nd best match was The Headshrinkers vs The Blu Brothers. 3 years later we were all a bit wiser and wrestling was just a "tad bit" more popular. We attended a WCW house show the day before WrestleMania 14. I've never been the biggest WCW fan but this was an absolutely tremendous house show experience. Place was pretty much sold out and hot, something we hadn't seen for the two prior shows in October 94 and February 95 (both very low attendance). Nash and Hall no showed, so instead of Flair persumably jobbing to Hall and Bret Hart working with Nash, we got Flair beating Scott Norton and Bret Hart beating Curt Hennig. The show also opened with what seemed to be a really great Psicosis vs. La Parka match, Jericho doing some great mic work before losing a good match to Booker T, a great "Raven's Rules" match between DDP/Benoit and Kidman/Raven (DDP got on the mic to call Raven a fag post match). There was some crap like Brian Adams vs. Bulldog (though for me it was cool to see Bulldog) and Goldberg vs someone (though a lot of people really loved this... it was the height of Goldberg mania). The main event was Hogan vs Sting in a cage match and we really liked it, though probably moreso as marks. Sting pinned Hogan clean, too. Hogan was lying in the ring selling the Scorpion Death Drop while people tried to pelt garbage over the cage. He left when he got hit with something. I also really enjoyed the 2 house show at Joe Louis Arena in 2003... Benoit vs Angle was the main event for the February one and we had Row 4 seats for the November one. The November one wasn't great work or anything but being that close and yelling at everyone and seeing some react was great. Chanting "Dance! Dance! Dance!" with a group of people behind us at Rene Dupree was pretty great as was cheering Coach (which got a thumbs up from him) and adding "Bill!" inbetween chants of "Golddddberg"

For me, the question is when did I find out it wasn't as fake as I thought. When I started watching in 1991 the schoolyard talk was always about it being fake but we liked it anyway. That's not to say we didn't fall for some of the kayfabe - my cousin and I once wondered how much more money you got paid once you won / we're allowed to win a title. And just because it was fake didn't mean we weren't marks for Hogan. However as kids, we all thought that these people are somehow trained to take all of these moves without feeling pain at all (which is why we decided to emulate them on a pile of mattresses) Nobody ever got hurt or injured or felt pain, it was all part of the show! Blood was created with packets! WWF stood for World's Wealthiest Fakers (or in the case of non-fans, replace Wealthiest with Worst). As I got older / wise to the internet, I gradually realized that mat is hard, people are taking stiff shots, bad bumps, getting hurt, and the blood is caused my mutilating your head with a razor. Of course the flip side to this would be recently learning via a friend in school that not all suplexes are really a guy just lifting another guy, it's actually one guy doing a "handstand bump" and stuff like that.

But when did they work in the same promotion, aside from Konnan's super brief stint as Max Moon? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> In Clagary. I actually e-mailed Meltzer (prior to HTQ's answer to my question) after the show to get some more info about Konnan's story... he said Konnan just told it wrong on the air.

The deal with these DVDs is they all were scrapped at various points in time so some sites (ex. videoeta.com) have them listed with the dummy date of Dec 30th.

On WOL, Konnan mentioned that he taught Bret Hart the Sharpshooter when he was there as Max Moon. Unless Bret Hart is a time traveller, this makes little sense considering he used it prior to 1992 (SummerSlam 91 off the top of my head as a show where it was used a finisher). However Meltzer agreed with Konnan and cited it as a story not many people know. Is Dave just being polite or is he as confused as Konnan? Or am I the one that's wrong?

The Kliq? Also are you sure it's not the brand logo?

That is what Tony Schivonie says on commentary, but it's not what Howard said. That does put things in perspective, though.

I'm only familiar with an Andre/Warrior match from Europe (it was on a Coliseum tape), not that I think this MSG match will be any better... but it was pretty funny seeing Warrior almost knock Vince over backstage when his entrance began. Why did Finkel announce Andre as "Andre the Ultimate Warrior"?

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So, without the Morgan/Tomko trade people were calling for, what happens? Does Morgan become Christian's problem solver and Tomko Carlito's bodyguard? Or do they just flounder about and do nothing?

No.

Maybe Regal could use his special people mentoring skills to help out Teddy Long... The man books a match for a title without realizing he may not need to (and it turns out he didn't), he willingly accepts Sylvain Grenier to be on his show, he trades 6 people for 5, and one of the 5 he got was a chick that doesn't even wrestle (yet he gave up 5 wrestlers). However, it could be assumed, though it's not true, that Hiroko was traded for Daivair. It balances out things to kinda make sense so I'll just go with that.

Unless the doubtful situation occurs where WWE remembers Kenzo and Dupree were not only a tag team but tag team champions (something that seemed to be forgotten a week after they lost the titles), I assume Conway/Dupree will re-team as the good version (relatively speaking) of La Rez. So who becomes Heidenreich's partner? Maybe they'll just use McCool.